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Emeraude Family
 Emeraude |
 Saphir |
 Diamant-A |
 Diamant-B |
 Diamant-BP4 (Starlette) [CNES] |
| Version | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emeraude (VE-121) * | Emeraude / Vexin | - | - | - |
| Saphir (VE-231) * | Emeraude / Vexin | P2.2 | - | - |
| Diamant-A | Emeraude / Vexin | P2.2 | P0.6 | - |
| Diamant-B | Azur (L17) / Valois | P2.2 | P0.68 | - |
| Diamant-BC | Azur (L17) / Valois | Rita-1 / P4 | P0.68 | (?) |
| Diamant-BP4 | Azur (L17) / Valois | Rita-1 / P4 | P0.68 | - |
No: TypeNo: Type Date LS Payload
1 1 Emeraude 15.06.1964 *F Ha B R&D 2 2 Emeraude 17.06.1964 *F Ha B R&D 3 3 Emeraude 20.10.1964 *F Ha B R&D 4 4 Emeraude 27.02.1965 * Ha B R&D 5 5 Emeraude 13.05.1965 * Ha B R&D 6 1 Saphir 05.07.1965 * Ha B Reentry P1 7 2 Saphir 10.07.1965 *F Ha B Reentry P2 8 3 Saphir 09.10.1965 * Ha B Reentry P3 9 1 Diamant-A 26.11.1965 Ha B Asterix (A 1) 10 2 Diamant-A 17.02.1966 Ha B Diapason (D 1A) 11 4 Saphir 13.03.1966 * Ha B Reentry G1 12 5 Saphir 18.03.1966 * Ha B Reentry G2 13 6 Saphir 28.03.1966 * Ha B Reentry R2 14 7 Saphir 05.04.1966 * Ha B Reentry R1 15 8 Saphir 23.06.1966 * Ha B Reentry R4 16 9 Saphir 05.10.1966 * Ha B Reentry R3 17 10 Saphir 28.10.1966 * Ha B Reentry G3 18 11 Saphir 02.11.1966 * Ha B Reentry G4 19 12 Saphir 02.12.1966 *F Ha B Reentry R5 20 13 Saphir 13.12.1966 * Ha B Reentry R6 21 14 Saphir 19.01.1967 * Ha B Reentry G5 22 15 Saphir 27.01.1967 * Ha B Reentry G6 23 3 Diamant-A 08.02.1967 P Ha B Diadème 1 (D 1C) 24 4 Diamant-A 15.02.1967 Ha B Diadème 2 (D 1D) 25 1 Diamant-B 10.03.1970 Ko ELD Dial-WIKA / Dial-MIKA 26 2 Diamant-B 12.12.1970 Ko ELD Péole 27 3 Diamant-B 15.04.1971 Ko ELD Tournesol (D 2A) 28 4 Diamant-B 05.12.1971 F Ko ELD Polaire (D 2A) 29 5 Diamant-B 21.05.1973 F Ko ELD Pollux (D 5A) / Castor (D 5B) 30 1 Diamant-BP4 06.02.1975 Ko ELD Starlette (BETA) 31 2 Diamant-BP4 17.05.1975 Ko ELD Pollux (D 5A) / Castor (D 5B) 32 3 Diamant-BP4 27.09.1975 Ko ELD Aura (D 2B) Launch sites: Ha = Centre interarmées d’essais d’engins spéciaux (CIEES), Hammaguir, AlgeriaKo = Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou, French Guiana
